too much weight loss?

"Ignoramus15841" wrote in message
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In my first month of dieting, I lost 20 lbs. I was not even low
carbing, just eating less and walking, maybe 50% of calories from fat.
It was an unintended rate of weight loss that slowed to 8 lbs per
month thereafter. It simply happened.

[SNIP]

being on every low fat diet imaginable, i never lost more than 8lbs the
first week and 2lbs after that, per week, then dwindling down to every
month, then nothing. it sucked. im not new to starving myself, i did it
all through highschool and reading that thread about anorexia really didnt
seem all that shocking. girls have been starving themselves into whatever
the 'size' is that year for a very long time. i have never been successful
on a diet, much less with starvation. when i get stressed, i cant eat. for
two weeks i sat and worried about a very wonderful person who i love dearly.
you're calling me stupid? well alright then.. but to have lost a
significant amount of weight with low carb (i never lost weight like this,
duh, or i wouldnt be here or obese in the first place), thats astonishing to
me. as far as *i* knew, nobody lost 25lbs in a month without being severely
overweight or doing some drastic surgery...which is why i asked here.

i have regained eating since my man's alright. we are still under a lot of
stress but now that im home i'm okay and having 1 solid meal a day with
snacks at night while we watch adult swim (cartoon network)...(yea yea,
flame on)...oh and by the way, im not doing it because *JC* said so.. lol.
im doing it because im just not hungry -- why should i force feed myself?
isnt that why i'm here in the first place? everybody says its eventually
about calories -- why should i force too many on me?

anyway, you asked what i eat? today a sandwich with lc bread. water,
water, water. honestly im not hungry. yesterday it was jello, lc chips &
salsa. day before that was a steak, sauteed veggies and jello.

if starvation worked, i wouldnt be so surprised. i guess it will
eventually, but my sugar was so out of control. i would get weak, dizzy,
almost sick i was so hungry. not the case here in low carb. yes i find it
to be a miracle. something works. so i'm naive that it would really work
that well for me. /shrug. if thats stupid, i guess i am. for somebody
that failed time and time again, im proud of the [almost] 100lbs (5 more to
go for that lil goal) ive lost so far and the 25lbs this month due to low
carb. thanks for the support to those that have been supportive. i really
appreciate your advice.

-tia

"tia" wrote in message
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i have regained eating since my man's alright. we are still under a lot
of stress but now that im home i'm okay and having 1 solid meal a day with
snacks at night

I'm glad you're both home.

anyway, you asked what i eat? today a sandwich with lc bread. water,
water, water. honestly im not hungry. yesterday it was jello, lc chips &
salsa. day before that was a steak, sauteed veggies and jello.

LC works particularly well for people with IGT and diabetics. Your glucose
control will get better with weight loss, particularly if you maintain that
with exercise. I think if I were you though I'd try for more veggies and
less jello : ) There's also the concept that you might slow your metabolism
by eating too little - although I agree you don't want to force-feed
yourself. Maybe if you added in some exercise to that cartoon mix you'd want
to eat a bit more good food, and solve several dilemmas in one : )

Nicky.

--
A1c 10.5/4.5/6 Weight 95/78/72Kg
1g Metformin, 87.5ug Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004

"Nicky" wrote in message
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I'm glad you're both home.

thanks. its almost like we feel we can overcome anything at home, yanno?

LC works particularly well for people with IGT and diabetics. Your glucose
control will get better with weight loss, particularly if you maintain
that with exercise. I think if I were you though I'd try for more veggies
and less jello : ) There's also the concept that you might slow your
metabolism by eating too little - although I agree you don't want to
force-feed yourself. Maybe if you added in some exercise to that cartoon
mix you'd want to eat a bit more good food, and solve several dilemmas in
one : )

Nicky.


still working out the diabetic thing. when i talked to mom last, she said i
was positive for the hypoglycemic part, but she doesnt recall a positive for
diabetes, so its off to the doc when i get the chance. ya, you're right
about the veggies and exercise. i do walk, i didnt mention that, and when
husband feels better, we're going to run around the track again like we used
to. im still really new to this low carb lifestyle, but as well as i'm
doing, id like to stick with it. thanks for your advice, nicky. i really
appreciate it.

-t

i was wondering how you handle low carb foods that have sugar in them? im
doing my best to try and find deli meats, chicken broths, etc, without
sugar. so far, ive just been avoiding foods and restaurants that
specifically dont use marinades and sugary ingredients. its getting pretty
sparse tho. do you just cope with the small amounts of sugars in foods? or
do you avoid them ? ive not found a single deli meat (regardless of price)
that didnt have a trace of sugar or dextrose, and i cant seem to find
italian style sausages and other products that dont have at least dextrose
in them. chicken broth - fuggedabout it... everything has sugar. im
worried about the last time i tried atkins and i accidentally had something
with sugar and i got really sick. so what do you guys do?

-tia
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"Nicky" wrote in message
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"tia" wrote in message
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i have regained eating since my man's alright. we are still under a lot
of stress but now that im home i'm okay and having 1 solid meal a day
with snacks at night

I'm glad you're both home.

anyway, you asked what i eat? today a sandwich with lc bread. water,
water, water. honestly im not hungry. yesterday it was jello, lc chips
& salsa. day before that was a steak, sauteed veggies and jello.

LC works particularly well for people with IGT and diabetics. Your glucose
control will get better with weight loss, particularly if you maintain
that with exercise. I think if I were you though I'd try for more veggies
and less jello : ) There's also the concept that you might slow your
metabolism by eating too little - although I agree you don't want to
force-feed yourself. Maybe if you added in some exercise to that cartoon
mix you'd want to eat a bit more good food, and solve several dilemmas in
one : )

Nicky.

--
A1c 10.5/4.5/6 Weight 95/78/72Kg
1g Metformin, 87.5ug Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004

tia wrote:
i was wondering how you handle low carb foods that have sugar in
them? im
doing my best to try and find deli meats, chicken broths, etc,
without
sugar. so far, ive just been avoiding foods and restaurants that
specifically dont use marinades and sugary ingredients. its getting
pretty
sparse tho. do you just cope with the small amounts of sugars in
foods? or
do you avoid them ? ive not found a single deli meat (regardless of
price)
that didnt have a trace of sugar or dextrose, and i cant seem to find

italian style sausages and other products that dont have at least
dextrose
in them. chicken broth - fuggedabout it... everything has sugar. im

worried about the last time i tried atkins and i accidentally had
something
with sugar and i got really sick. so what do you guys do?

-tia
___

"Nicky" wrote in message
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"tia" wrote in message
. com...
i have regained eating since my man's alright. we are still under
a lot
of stress but now that im home i'm okay and having 1 solid meal a
day
with snacks at night

I'm glad you're both home.

anyway, you asked what i eat? today a sandwich with lc bread.
water,
water, water. honestly im not hungry. yesterday it was jello, lc
chips
& salsa. day before that was a steak, sauteed veggies and jello.

LC works particularly well for people with IGT and diabetics. Your
glucose
control will get better with weight loss, particularly if you
maintain
that with exercise. I think if I were you though I'd try for more
veggies
and less jello : ) There's also the concept that you might slow
your
metabolism by eating too little - although I agree you don't want
to
force-feed yourself. Maybe if you added in some exercise to that
cartoon
mix you'd want to eat a bit more good food, and solve several
dilemmas in
one : )

Nicky.

--
A1c 10.5/4.5/6 Weight 95/78/72Kg
1g Metformin, 87.5ug Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004


Learn to cook your own. These foods are designed to appeal to
non-low-carber masses, hence the sugar.

Roger Zoul wrote:

FOB wrote:
:: You said several times that you have not been eating much because of
:: stress so that is probably why you have lost so much. When you
:: regularize your eating your loss will slow down.

Oh, is this the poster who hasn't eaten for weeks because her husband was
ill? Surely not.

of course it is.

"tia" wrote in message
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i was wondering how you handle low carb foods that have sugar in them?

Carb is carb - your body doesn't care if you're eating a spoonful of
glucose, potatoes or flour. I don't avoid glucose especially (just add it
all up), but I'm very careful of sugar alcohols, because I metabolise them
in just the same way as sugar.

Nicky.

--
A1c 10.5/4.5/6 Weight 95/78/72Kg
1g Metformin, 87.5ug Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004

Ignoramus15841 wrote:
I cannot see a huge harm in eating 1 gram of sugar in 100 grams of
meat.

i

As is nearly always the case in manufactured foods, there are plenty of
carbs to go around. Here's a link to just hot dogs but the same
applies to other deli meats. Check out the range of carbs due to
"low-fat" varieties.

http://www.wmdt.com/diet/previous-diet.asp+id+59

tia wrote:

i have a chart where i track my weight. i noticed the other day that i was
on low carb for exactly 1 month. i weighed that day to see what my total
was for the month....... i lost 25lbs? that sounds extreme to me, and
honestly im wondering if thats dangerous or too fast. is this common? from
what i've been reading, folks are trying to lose about 5 per month. maybe
some info about me would help? i'm 28, no real meds, just birth control...
highest ever wt was 315, and im at almost 215 now. i still have a bit to go
to hit goal at 150, but its well on its way.

also, another question, my husband is dropping a lot of weight. he's lost
12lbs this month and he was at his goal of 172 last month when i started lc.
i'm trying like mad to get him to eat more dense carbs, while having him eat
healthy, but his appetite is only so big. we cant afford two sets of foods,
so since i need to lose pretty bad, he decided to lc with me. will low carb
drop him too low? do you think he will stop somewhere? at six foot, 160lbs
isnt horrible, but its low for him. any lower and im going to be real
concerned. he's very muscular and atheletic and while its nice seeing the
muscles show thru more and more, im worried he will drop too far. plus
12lbs in 1 month is a huge percentage for him at his weight.

any ideas? please help.



Give him some sweet dessert, like ice cream, carrot cake, little cakes
or something like that.

These pack in the carbohydrates and extra calories to keep his weight up.

Then you and he differ in diet in only one thing.